Last post should have read: Martians 'OFFER' Gagan $50k

C'mon pull the other one Stumpy, we all know and expect you to snipe at the end of the bidding period, it wouldn't be the GC without it

All arguments about being too busy, too tired etc are laughable given all the bids you put on all hours of the day and night in the ASL, Chippy and Lotto as well as your GC activity levels

....be a big bear and just own up to it

(I know for one, your sniping whilst sometimes annoying also adds an extra element to this comp that makes it interesting - and we all have different tactics to try and get the upper hand - says the manager of the team nearthe foot of the tgable

Pooh-Bah wrote:
Just a tad   ... Says something about getting those bids in earlier and not leaving it until the last moment....  

That (incorrectly) assumes I haven't been under the pump all week   

An $87,000 contract for Jacob Gagan is approved and registered to the Martians

Just a tad   ... Says something about getting those bids in earlier and not leaving it until the last moment....  

Bugger (just fitting in with the cricketing theme). Got caught up with work....guess I'm too late?   

The Martian loves a game of cricket, and if only he could get to the batter's unlucky number    he'd be happy to take that walk back to the pavillion

So as he's never seen it against his name in the scorebook - an increase to 87k sounds good.

We're prepared to make that a 64% increase - to save anyone scrambling for their calculators, that's $82k

Young Jacob Gagan is sitting back there smiling as he watches his value increase by the minute ... a 60% increase within an hour ...

Bid increased to 80k

$77k from the Bears

Close - actually more like the restrictive practices of China ... Government run firewalls

75k for the Martians

So they have phonelines, but no internet access....I'm starting to think mars is actually a suburb of Pyongyang   

We'll up our bid to $70k

Got a phone call at 1:50 to see if his bid was safe and whether he was naming Gagan in his side for the round ....  so on updating him on the status of the bid - a request for a higher bid was then made...

He now wants it to be increased to 69k

If he has no internet, how does he know about our offer????  

$62k from the Bears....strange place, that mars

Under instructions from the Martian (no internet access at the moment)

Bid for Jacob Gagan increased to 60k

The Bears would like to offer young Jacob $52k and we'll cut Nathan Green who never looked that good in red and black

Last post should have read: Martians 'OFFER' Gagan $50k